Up Around the Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival
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UP AROUND THE BEND - Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Tabbed by: Terry Long
Email: mrmaestro1 'at' gmail.com
This is my interpretation of how to play the song. I don't guarantee that this tab is
correct, but it sounds almost exactly like the real song to me and I think it's a lot more
than other tabs of this song.
Time Signature: 4/4
INTRO
[D]Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
e||-----------------10~~~~--------------|----------------10~~~~--------------| B||.-----------------------10------10---|-----------------------10------10---| G||-----------9/11-------------11-------|----------9/11-------------11-------| D||----0--------------------------------|---0--------------------------------| A||.------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[A]Q E Q E E E [D]Q E Q E E E
e|----------------5~~~~~----------------|---------------10~~~~~-------------|| B|-----------------------5-------5------|----------------------10------10--.|| G|----------4/6--------------6----------|---------9/11-------------11-------|| x2 D|--------------------------------------|---0-------------------------------|| A|---0----------------------------------|----------------------------------.|| E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
VERSE 1
[D]E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|---------------3--------------3---|---(3)----------3------3-------3--------| G|-------2-h-4---2------2-h-4---2---|---(2)---2-h-4--2----------4---2--------| D|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
There's a place up ahead and I'm go - in'
[A]E E E Q Q E E E E [D]Q E S S E
e|----------------------------------|------------------------2-------2-------| B|----------------2------2------2---|---(2)---2-p-0---3------3-------3-------| G|-------2-h-4----2------2------2---|---(2)---2--(2)--2----------2h4---------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Just as fast as my feet can fly
[D]E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|---------------3--------------3---|---(3)----------3------3-------3--------| G|-------2-h-4----------2-h-4-------|--------2-h-4--------------4---2--------| D|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Come a - way come a - way if you're goin'
[A]E E E Q Q E E E E [D]Q E E E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|----------------2------2------2---|---(2)---2-p-0----3------3---3---3------| G|-------2-h-4----2------2------2---|---(2)---2--(2)---2------2---2---2------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Leave the sink - in' ships be - hind
CHORUS - The 'A' chord written here is how it sounds during the solo. During the actual
the 'A' is always played as 8 eighth-notes in each measure, with the top 'e' (open)
sometimes played with it and sometimes not.
[G]Q Q [D]Q Q [A]E E E E E E E E
e|----3-------3-------2-------2-------|--------------------------------------| B|----0-------0-------3-------3-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----| G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----| D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----| A|----2-------2-----------------------|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----| E|----3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
Come on the ris - in' wind We're
[G]Q Q [D]Q Q [A]Q E Q E E E
e|----3-------3-------2-------2-------|----------------0-------0-------------| B|----0-------0-------3-------3-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----| G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----| D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----| A|----2-------2-----------------------|----0-------0---0-------0---0---0-----| E|----3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
goin' up a - round the bend Ooh!
(3-4th time:"Yeah!")
[A]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
e|-----------------------------0---0----| B|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----| G|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----| D|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----| A|---(0)---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----| E|--------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 - Same as VERSE 1
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo
Better get while the gettin's good
Hitch a ride to the end of the highway
Where the neons turn to wood
CHORUS
VERSE 3 - Same as VERSE 1
You can ponder perpetual motion,
Fix your mind on a crystal day,
Always time for a good conversation,
There's an ear for what you say.
CHORUS
BRIDGE - Same as INTRO
SOLO - 2nd guitar plays CHORUS underneath SOLO
Q E E Q S S E Q E E E E E E
e|------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------| B|----------------3---5b7----5h3------|--------------------------------------| G|----0------2/4-----------------4----|----2------4-b-6--(6)--pb6-b-4---2----| D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Q E E Q S S E Q E E E E E E
e|------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------| B|----------------3---5b7----5h3------|--------------------------------------| G|----0------2/4-----------------4----|----2------4-b-6--(6)--pb6-b-4---2----| D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ooh!
Q Q S S E Q
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----4b6----4b6----4b6b4---2---------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
VERSE 4 - Same as VERSE 1 plus the 4 measures below played overtop VERSE 1 starting in
[4]
Catch a ride to the end of the highway
And we'll meet by the big red tree,
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Come along, come along with me.
(2nd guitar)
(Q) (Q) (E) E S S E W
e|------------------------12b14--12p10------|---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| B|-------------------------------------12---|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
...big red tree There's a place up ahead
(Q) (Q) (E) E S S E W
e|------------------------12b14--12p10------|--------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------12---|---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
and I'm go - in' Come along, come along...
CHORUS
OUTRO - Repeat continuously and fade away - 2nd guitar plays VERSE 1 underneath
([D]E) E E Q E E E E E E Q E (Q)
e||----------------5~~~-----------5~~~|--(5)----------5~~~-------------------| B||.-------6-h-7----------6-h-7-------|-------6-h-7----------7---------------| G||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A||.----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Do do doo do
(E) E E Q E E E E E (E) H (E)
e|-----------------5~~~-----------5~~~|--(5)--------------------------------|| B|---------6-h-7----------6-h-7-------|-------7----------------------------.|| G|------------------------------------|-----------------7~~~----------------|| D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------.|| E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
Do do doo do
| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| pb pre-bend
| ~ vibrato
| (#) Tied note
Rhythms:
| S = 16th note
| E = 8th note
| Q = Quarter note
| H = Half note
| W = Whole note
| ( ) = Rest
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